maiden

noun

1. 少女；处女；未婚女子
   a young girl or woman who is not married
   1. stories of knights and fair maidens
      关于骑士和美女的故事
2. 未得分的一轮投球
   an over in which no points are scored

adj.

1. 首次的；初次的
   being the first of its kind
   1. a maiden flight/voyage (= the first journey made by a plane/ship)
      初次飞行；首航
   2. a maiden speech (= the first speech made by an MP in the parliaments of some countries)
      议员在议会的初次演讲

1. N-COUNT 少女;姑娘
   A maiden is a young girl or woman.
   1. ...stories of noble princes and their brave deeds on behalf of beautiful maidens.
      高贵的王子和他们英雄救美的故事
2. ADJ (航行、飞行等)初次的，首次的
   The maiden voyage or flight of a ship or aircraft is the first official journey that it makes.
   1. In 1912, the Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.
      1912年，“泰坦尼克”号在处女航中失事沉没。

1. In 1912, the Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.
   1912年，“泰坦尼克”号在处女航中失事沉没。
2. Her maiden name is Li.
   她娘家姓李。
3. The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.
   王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
4. His maiden effort at authorship was a long tale.
   他在写作生涯中的处女作是一部长篇故事。
5. The maiden goes to her future home.
   之子于归。
6. The ship is now on her maiden voyage.
   这只船现在是首航。
7. This is his maiden effort at depicting the soldier.
   这是他描写战士的处女作。
8. 'She's a lovely maiden,' one said to his friend.
   她真是个讨人喜欢的处女。其中一个对他的朋友说。
9. Year after year, this pure and beautiful maiden found that she was really in love with the ghost.
   年复一年，这个纯洁美丽的处女发现自己是真的爱上了阴郁的冥间幽灵。
10. I fear thy kisses, gentle maiden.
    温柔的少女，我怕你的吻。
11. It was the ship's maiden voyage.
    那是该船的处女航。
12. The girl grew up, and ( she) became a beautiful maiden.
    这个女孩长大了，成为一位美丽的少女。
13. The ship sank on its maiden voyage.
    那艘船在处女航时沉没了。
14. Once the pride of the Swedish navy, the ship sank on its maiden voyage.
    它耸立在岸边，曾经是瑞典海军的骄傲，却在首航时便沉没了。
15. The Titanic struck an iceberg and sank during its maiden voyage in1912.
    在1912年的首次航行中，泰坦尼克号游船撞上了冰山而沉没。
16. The Titanic sank on 14 April 1912, after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage.
    1912年4月14日，泰坦尼克号在处女航中撞上冰山而沉没。
17. The man that was drowned nine days ago off Maiden's rock.
    九天前有个男子在少女岩的海面上淹死了。
18. Michel Rollier always uses his wife's maiden name when booking a restaurant.
    贺立业（MichelRollier）在订餐厅时总是使用他妻子的娘家姓。
19. Discovery has been a regular visitor to Earth's orbit since its maiden voyage in1984.
    自从1984年的处女航行开始，发现号已经成为了地球轨道的定期游客。
20. They're having a nice promotion for the maiden voyage.
    他们特搞了个处女航宣传活动。
21. People thought the ship was unsinkable. But she went down on her maiden voyage.
    人们认为这是艘永不沉没的船，但它在首航中却沉了下去。
22. She uses her maiden name still.
    她用的还是她娘家姓。
23. She was a tender, watchful maiden.
    她是一个温柔而警觉的少女。
24. He was so glad to see his maiden work published.
    他很高兴看见自己的处女作发表了。
25. A maiden could do no more.
    一个少女不能做更多的了。
26. But she went down on her maiden voyage.
    但她做处女航时，就沉了。
27. The old song was about a fair maiden and her suitors.
    这个旧歌唱的是一个漂亮的未婚女人和她的求婚者的事。
28. I'm a maiden who grew up in China.
    我是在中国长大的大家闺秀。
29. My maiden name was byers.
    我娘家的姓是拜尔斯。

noun

1. an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

   Synonym:    maid

2. (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

   Synonym:    maiden over

adj

1. serving to set in motion
   1. the magazine's inaugural issue
   2. the initiative phase in the negotiations
   3. an initiatory step toward a treaty
   4. his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
   5. the liner's maiden voyage

   Synonym:    inauguralinitiativeinitiatoryfirst